Concrete fence



' Aug. 5, 1924.

W. F. JONES CONCRETE FENCE Filed Nov. 13

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Patented Aug. 5, 1924;.

WILLIAM F. JONES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CONCRETE FENCE.

7 A plication filed November 13, 1920.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLiAM F. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Concrete Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fences constructed of concrete, preferably reinforced, and has for its objectto provide a concrete fence which will be strong, durabl and of relatively'low cost.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a concrete fence which is formed of separately molded sections that can be readily and easily assembled by a single person.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fence which will be as strong as a monolithic structure and which pos sesses the special advantages of being quick- 1y erected, or taken down, without injury to the several parts constituting the fence.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and finally pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1, is a view partly in elevation and partly in cross-section of a section of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2. is 22 of Fig. I Fig. 3, is sill member.

Fig. 4, is a sectional view in perspective, of the sill member taken on line M of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view in of the top rail member.

a sectional view taken on line 1. a detail in perspective of the perspective Fig. 6, is a view of the fence taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character 1 designates suitable concrete fence posts. 2 indicates a plurality of longitudinal reinforcing rods molded in the posts. Each post 1 is provided near its upper end with a pair of suitably spaced strap iron supporting m mb rs 3 to form a socket 4 Serial No. 423,950.

on opposite sides of each post 1. Each post 1 is further provided near the ground line thereof with a pair of suitably spaced strap iron members 5 to form a socket 6 on opposite sides of each post 1. Each end of the strap members 3 and 5 is provided with aligned slotted openings 7.

8 indicates an upper concrete rail member which is reinforced by means of longitudinal rods 9. Each end of the rail member 8 is provided with an additional embedded reinforcing member in the form of a strap iron member 10 to add strength to each end of the rail member 8. Each end of the rail member 8 is further pro- Vided with a plurality of vertically disposed openings 11 through which bolts 12 pass for securing the ends of the rail member 8 in the sockets 4 formed by iron members 3. It will be observed that the slotted openings 7 in the strap iron members 3 and 5 will permit of contraction and eX- pansion to take place without injury to the ends of the rail 7.

A concrete sill member is employed which consists of a front board like section 13 and a right angular rail like sec tion 14 which is formed at the upper end of the board like section 13. The two sec-' tions 13 and 14 are strengthened by means of the concrete filler rib= 15. The upper face of the board like section 13 of the sill member is provided with a plurality of suitably and equally spaced depressions, or seats 16, which seats are separated by means of the concrete walls 17. The sill member is provided with longitudinal reinforcing rods 18 which are embedded in the board like section 13 and with longitudinal reinforcing rods 19 which are embedded in rail like section 14. Vertical reinforcing rods 20 are also employed, which are embedded in the board like section 13, the walls 17 and terminate in the rail like section 13 of the sill member, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Each end of the board like section 13 of the sill member extends slightly beyond the end faces of the rail like member 1-1 of the sill member, as at 21, and are provided with the slotted openings 22. The extended ends 21 of the board like section 13 engage the front face of the posts, while the ends of the rail like section 14 are receivable in the sockets 6 f rmed e ween.

' longitudinal reinforcing rods-27; anchwith,

transverse reinforc'ingrods 28 at each end thereof, as shown in F i'g l.

The lower ends of the concrete boards25 are seated in the seats 16 ofgthe sill member, which properly spaces the boards. The boards 25 are removably fixed to the upper rail members 3 and the rail like section 14 of the sillmember byv means of bolts 29 and 30, respectively, or anyother suitable fas-; tening means.

The board members 25 which are used at the posts, are preferably provided with slotted openings 3l, through which the bolts pass to permit of expansion and contraction of the fence, as ismanifest,

From the foregoingdescription, y it will be readily seen that Iprovide, a concrete fence, which will be neat and attractive in design and appearance,-strong, durable, and I not eflected by the elements, anda fence, which can be easily and quickly assembled, or taken down by one nan,

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readily suggestthemselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

I do notwish to be understood ashav -ing limited myself to the specific details. of construction shown and described, I but, desire 'to have it understoodthat the invention I I have shown in the drawings is merely illus tratlve, as t 1s man fest thatvar ous m nor changes may be made in the exact construction and particular arrangement of several parts without departing from the spirit of I my ,invention hence l reserve the right to makeany such changes, or modifications as y i y lrw hin' t e op of t eap;

pended'claims when fairly construed.

W atl c a m s 1. In I a I fence structure, n II combination w a suppo ting Pe t h v ngspae l -V ra lyl xfie ding m ta ic upro i g. mama et W ch pass-.lt ro ghihe pes and e;

arranged in pairs one above the other and provided with aligned slotted openings, ;concrete rails carried by said'metallic' supporting members andsecured at their end there betweenbyumeans of'bolts, the lower rail of the two being right angular in cross section and having its front upright wall eX-- tending beyond the ends of the upper horizontally disposed "section of the lower rail for engagement with the front face ofithe,

post and provided with-slotted openings for .receiving fastening devices anchored in the post, seats formed along the'outer corner edge of the lower rail and spaced apart-by r1b$,,. concretevv fence board members removably secured to the-upper and lowerrails',

and ,theboard member fapplied tO the rails' opposite the post having slotted openings, h e n rec ten gidev ees. anc o d.

in the, rails.

2. A fence of the ing, 1n comb nation, reinforced concrete class described comprisk;

posts suitably spaced apart, horizontally disposed metallic supporting members embedded in thepostsand'arranged in pairs and in suitable spaced relation and eXtending,beyond opposed :faces ofv the post and said extended fiends being provided; with aligned vslotted openings, an upper reinforced concrete rail'frnember 'havIng, each end provided,with a metallic strengtheningplate disposed between two posts, the ends of said railbeing carried by means. of the paired upper metallic .supportlng I members and secured theretoby means of bolts. a 7

lower rail member having a board like front section and an upper r1ght angularly disposed sill section, said sill'section beingdisposed between two posts, the ends of said sill section being carried by means of the paired lower metallic supporting members and secured thereto bymeans of bolts, the board likesection of said lower rail having its ends extendingbeyond the ends of the sill section. and provided with slotted openings, said extended ends of the board like section being secured to the front. face of two posts by means of bolts, spaced seats formed alongthe upper face of the board 4 like member of the lower rail and reinforced,

concrete uprightv board members remoyably fixed to the upper railmember and the sill section of the lower rail member and the.

lower ends of saidboardnnembers being.

positioned upon the seats of the lower rail section.

In testimony whereof, I "have hereunto signed my name to the specification.

WILLIAM F.1-Joia ns.: 

